Portfolio

M Juliana Lloreda M.L.A, B.Arch

portfolio of the MLA Program at West Virginia University For the full portfolio, visit: http://mjlloreda.wix.com/portfolio

about me I graduated from West Virginia University in 2013 with a Masters of Landscape Architecture, and from St. Bonaventure University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Architecture.

I am a motivated, hardworking and reliable person, always willing to expand knowledge. I have strong skills in teamwork and strive to obtain high quality results in any designated job.

The integration of the landscape and the manmade environments create harmony in a design.

This incorporation is accomplished through the understanding of the cultural and social heritage of the site and its context. The end result is the design of physical and experiential characteristics that tie the building with the landscape.

With over five years of design experience, I have developed exceptional abilities for BIM and three-dimensional modeling; interior & exterior renderings; furnished floor plans; and creation of design presentations.

thesis project : beaumont glass Beaumont Glass Factory Location: Morgantown, WV Description: Sustainable Urban Design Year: 2013 This thesis project takes place in Morgantown, West Virginia, specifically at the former Beaumont Glass factory site and its adjacencies. Through site inventory, analysis and research, a need for sustainable urban redevelopment has been identified in Morgantown’s downtown area. From the analysis, different expectations from the community have been integrated in the design approach, including from various stakeholders, and from young professionals and students.

High density development, interpretive design, and brownfield reclamation strategies are frameworks that helped establish the design approach. High density development implements different land uses on site, allowing the users to dwell, work and entertain themselves in a local setting. Interpretive design is applied in the design, through the lenses of historical backgrounds, including the glass manufacturing and former railroad heritage. The former Beaumont location has been identified as a brownfield site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1992), and for this reason this project includes brownfield remediation approaches based on phytoremediation technologies, with soil and air treatments through native plant material to eliminate or transfer the contaminants.

The program for design is divided into four categories, focused on the different aims of the project. The places for the community are aimed towards young professionals and families; other places are aimed to students due to the proximity with WVU’s downtown campus.

A 3D model was created in ArchiCAD software, based on the analysis of the Sanborn maps and the historic images. The main purpose of the representation was to visualize how the Beaumont Glass complex would have looked in today’s context. As a result of the model, the overall Beaumont Glass complex can be perceived, and so the prototype is considered an influential and inspiring factor for the project design.

thesis project : beaumont glass The masterplan drawing has been divided into zones for a clear appreciation. Masterplans are derived from the bubble diagrams to form defined designs offering diverse ways of problem solving.

The drawings define spaces, circulations and natural features in the Glassworks Park. From this point on, the research done with contours and topography has allowed a more accurate approach to the design decisions displayed.

Specifically within the Glassworks Park is a more defined circulation pattern. The Sanborn Maps evidence the building footprints and for this reason, the pedestrian circulation has been designed to fit the outside edge of each footprint, to direct the users to each concept area in the park. In addition, to demarcate the edge of the demolished buildings, ruinous seating walls made out of brick have been placed and spaced along the perimeters of each section.

With the Sanborn Maps as a basic design layer, each space within the park has been designed with the same name and a conceptual functional activity of the glass making process that took place inside the factory. For instance, where Beaumont Glass Company had their Decorating Room, a space with the same name but with the functionality of an outdoor sculpture garden has been designed; and where the lumber storage area used to be in the factory, now is the Lumber Gardens which have woody plant material and act as bioretention area.

The Stock Room is where the raw materials were kept for the glass making process, including the silica or sand, and in the design this space has been adopted as a sand playground area for kids. Next to it is the Wash Room that has water features like fountains for people of all ages to enjoy.

The Warehouse is a section where metal panels have been designed to contain interior and exterior historical photos of Beaumont Glass Company throughout history, along with information panels to educate the users on the glass making heritage of the site.

Adjacent to the Warehouse is the Pattern Workshop where the hand painting for glassware used to take place; this area has been implemented for kids and families to attend private or public arts and crafts activities, organized by the community.

thesis project : beaumont glass The Melting Room is where the restored brick furnace has been placed, along with smaller brick furnaces. The functionality of these structures is to provide a gathering space for the users, where they can sit around bonfires and understand the glass-making process, starting from the molten glass step. The brick furnaces have individual fireplaces with several curvy narrow watercourses emerging from underneath, representing the molten or fluid glass. The Mixing Room is an area that has raised picnic planters with an Osage Orange tree in the middle of each one to provide shade for the users. These two are articulator areas in the project because they are spaces where people of all different lifestyles and ages can gather.

The Cullet Pile space has two water sculptures that resemble the concept of colorful glass waste mounds, represented through rising cubes at different elevations and various colors. Adjacent to this space are three sports courts; two for beach volleyball, and one for tennis. The orientation of these courts is 22 degrees from the direction of the sun to eliminate sun interference or sun glare (Northern Arizona University, 2001). Close to this sports area is another space designated for outdoors recreation, as well as rail trails leading to the river through the dense vegetation where people can have a closer interaction with the Monongahela.

Throughout the site are several spaces that have been reserved for bioretention areas in order to address and treat stormwater runoff management. These green areas are planted with native plant material in order to reduce runoff, and have phytoremediation specific plants to reduce the contaminant levels in the soils. Each space has been designed as integral to the entire park within the proposed spatial organization.

thesis project : beaumont glass Beaumont Glass site is considered a brownfield due to its soil contamination. The contaminants found in the soil are arsenic, antimony, cadmium, lead, mercury, PCB, radioactive materials, selenium, and various hazardous and non-hazardous materials (Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center, 2008). The Beaumont site has the possibility to have mixed use developments including housing, retail, open spaces and riverfront activities. These uses bring forth interest from the city of Morgantown, the SunnysideUp Organization, West Virginia University and the community, for economic development.

Brownfield Remediation Strategy There are many plants throughout the country that can be used for phytoremediation purposes, although the criterion for plant selection at Beaumont site was based on native plant selection, the accumulation quantities, and the accumulation types of each plant species. Utilizing native plants for phytoremediation brings advantages because they reestablish the biodiversity to areas that have been disturbed by human activity, they restore wetlands and habitats, creating natural environments, and they improve and preserve wildlife habitat. In addition, indigenous plants provide a more economical approach over other cleanup methods, and they require less management because no fertilizer, pesticides, and watering is required.

Existing Vegetation Through the site inventory and analysis, several predominant plant species have been identified throughout the extents. The recognized vegetation consists of Red Maple, Witherod, River Birch, Norway Spruce, American Holly, Tree of Heaven, Cattails, Black Walnut, Downy Serviceberry, and Honeysuckle. Only three of the existing plant species are known to be suitable for phytoremediation practices; the river birch, the cattails and the American holly.

Proposed Vegetation The plant palette was carefully selected out of hundreds of plant species that are suitable for phytoremediation. Several filters were established to reduce the number of plants for the 14.6 acre project site, and the number of selected plants was reduced to 22 plant species meeting all the criteria.

second year project: thurmond park Thurmond Railway Park Location: Thurmond, WV Description: Park Design Year: 2013 This project was an individual school project that includes research, inventory and analysis, resulting in a park design for the city of Thurmond, WV. Founded in the 1900s, Thurmond keeps an important history with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; it is said the railroad was essence of the town since it brought jobs, merchandise and passengers. For that reason, this design adopts important elements of a railway layout.

The site has a cliff line along the back, as well as some vegetation. It is surrounded by mountainous landscape which can be appreciated from every angle, and the sun of rises in the East and sets in the West. The abandoned coaling tower structure is across from the railway line, and between this and the site, there are the railroad tracks, and next to it is the vehicular circulation and the pedestrian circulations.

Currently, there is the Town Hall which is a 1-story building made out of concrete block masonry units, painted over with a tan yellowish color. It has a small staircase and the entrance on the front. Presently, the town hall is completely closed on the faรงade that faces the site. Adjacent to the town hall, there is a very modern-looking metal bench, which has decaying grass underneath. There exists a small plaza that displays an antique water pump and has another metal bench and a metal table as well. Three deteriorated stone slabs serve as stairs that lead to this plaza.

second year project: thurmond park

Thurmond has an important history with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, it is said the railroad was essence of the town, since it brought jobs, merchandise and passengers.

For that reason, this design adopts important elements of a railway layout.

Thurmond Railway Park is divided into 4 main plazas, and the design includes connections between the plazas. Each design element of the park adopts several railroad layout elements. The plazas are Reversing Loop Plaza, Continuous Loop Plaza, CSX Bridge and Passing Loop Rest Area, and Traverser Plaza.

The railway elements in the park design are: 01 A reversing loop is a railroad arrangement that allows a train to return down the line from which it came from.

02 A continuous loop or a “tail chaser� which can be a circle shape, an oval or even an 8 shape, and this layout allows trains to run indefinitely.

03 A switchback intersection is an arrangement used for trains to climb or descend steep hills, as well as zigzagging in up-hill direction.

04 Passing loops are composition of two rail switches, and like the names states it, it allows two trains to pass each other.

05 CSX Bridges have always been important elements of railways due to the ability of connecting train paths over odies of water and mountainous landscapes, such as the Thurmond landscape.

06 Turntables are arrangement for locomotives or small trains to reverse, while providing multiway switch functions for storage sidings.

07 Traverser or Transfer Tables are used for storage sidings and also to increase car moving possibilities in a switching layout.

second year project: thurmond park Reversing Loop Plaza/Switchback Intersection: This is an area that can be used by visitors as well as for outdoors Town Hall meetings. This space features raised planters, a pergola covered in climbing vines to protect from the sun and also tables for users to sit and chat, while enjoying the views of the mountainous landscape that surrounds Thurmond.

The tables will also be made of aluminum with a faux wood finish in green wood.

The switchback intersections throughout the park come to a merging point, and are designed to allow the users to decide which path to take. The existing Town Hall will remain although it will have a faรงade improvement, with brick and stone to match the existing National Register Historic Buildings. The existing storage building will be removed, leaving the working water pump exposed as education purposes, and a new storage building will be built behind the Town Hall, to supplement the need for storing. The addition of the storage room will also be matched with brick and stone faรงades.

Continuous Loop Plaza: This is place where people can sit down under the specimen tree, and enjoy some shade, as well as enjoying the view of the landscape that surrounds Thurmond. The Continuous Loop Plaza features a beautiful specimen tree which is a Gingko biloba, which will have a showy yellow fall color. This plaza also features a catch garden that adopts the shape of a turntable. This catch garden is strategically located close to the poorly drained soils in the site, in order to catch water that could potentially flood areas of the park. The garden features wet-tolerant plants.

second year project: thurmond park CSX Bridge: The CSX Bridge is a design that has been integrated into the park as a cultural heritage focal point that shows the structure of a CSX Bridge at a smaller pedestrian scale. Next to the bridge is the Passing Loop Rest Area which is a transition area where pedestrians can sit and get some rest, or just sit and enjoy the park.

Traverser Plaza: The path coming from the east of Thurmond directs and invites pedestrians into the park and the people are then welcome to Traverser Plaza, which is the first stop of Thurmond Railway Park. In this plaza, people will stop to see some of the signage that explains Thurmond’s railroad and coal history, as well as the exhibition coal cars.

Summary History was key factor in the design concept of the Thurmond Railway Par. As mentioned before, the town of Thurmond has a very distinct history that goes back to the CSX railroad that served purpose for coal and timber transportation. The design elements that were used in the pedestrian park were the same ones that are used in real life, on a railway layout. These elements are not only implemented as design in the park but they are also complemented with some materials that are native to the landscape, such as river stone, as well as materials that capture the essence of a railway, such as steel and concrete. In addition, the existing buildings have a distinct brick and stone façade language that has been captured in the redesign of the town hall.

Thurmond Railway Park is a unique and memorable concept that captures the essence of the town and of its railway history and heritage.

second year project: lower new watershed Lower New Watershed Location: New River Gorge, WV Description: Conceptual Design Year: 2013 The Lower New Watershed is a national treasure area, and holds the New River Gorge, which is perhaps the oldest River in North America.

As a project, the watershed is an area that has many opportunities. The conceptual design proposes two types of plans to enhance the cultural heritage, the economic development, the preservation of the environment, and the communities.

Even though, the Gorge National River attracts around one million people per year for outdoor recreation purposes, there are still a lot of people that do not know about the existence of the New River Gorge National Park. The government and several organizations are trying to promote the National Park Service’s mission to preserve and protect the park for future generations, by conserving the historical resources of West Virginia, including the coal mines and the Civil War trails.

The Lower New Watershed is an area that offers a great potential for wildlife, vegetation, economy and recreation. It is one of the national treasures and comprises an extensive cultural heritage that tells about American social history. Residents and visitors of the watershed are conscious that all these historic values and the natural resources must be protected for the present and the future of the area.

second year project: lower new watershed The Lower New watershed area has a lot of potential for development and preservation of heritage. For that reason, this conceptual proposes various enhancements to the area including cultural, economic, environmental and social improvements.

The proposed cultural enhancements mean to preserve history through education with a projected driving tour that incudes specific stopping points that are meant to inform the visitors about the history of the area and its historic architecture. The economic improvements are meant for a diverse economic development in the area, by promoting sustainable development while the social enhancements aim to create new housing opportunities and creating sense of place throughout the area.

In the conceptual plan, the included environmental enhancements are destined to conserve and encourage open space and clean water through green infrastructure, managing stormwater as well as runoff water.

Working together and educating the users of the Lower New River Gorge, as well as the developers involved for the future of the area, positive growth can be planned and projected for this majestic watershed.

second year planting plan: decker’s creek Decker’s Creek Plan Location: Morgantown, WV Description: Planting Design Year: 2013

second year planting plan: silver oaks Silver Oaks Plan Location: Morgantown, WV Description: Planting Design Year: 2013

Springfield Plan Location: Morgantown, WV Description: Planting Design Year: 2013 PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

Picea pungens Abies balsamea

Leiophyllum buxifolium

Magnolia virginiana

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Aristolochia macrophylla

Campsis radicans

Vaccinium angustifolium

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Lonicera sempervirens Paxistima canbyi

Schedule and Materials

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

PLANT SCHEDULE

Scale NTS

GROUNDCOVERS AND VINES

Springfield Project

TREES

Prunus americana

Pool Deck Lighting

Cercis canadensis

SHRUBS

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Betula papyrifera

LARC 570B - Spring 2013

MATERIALS Sassafras albidum

Modern Street Lighting Permeable Paver Walkways

Ilex opaca

Rhus aromatica

Forsythia x intermedia

Springfield Brick Sign

Itea virginica

Underground Lighting PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

Hydrangea arborescens

Master of Landscape Architecture

Taxus canadensis

West Virginia University

Faux Wood Pool Deck

Myrica pensylvanica

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

second year planting plan: springfield

first year project: stormwater park Storm Water Park Location: Parkersburg, WV Description: Stormwater Management Year: 2012 Functional Design One of the main objectives is to create places for people to gather and enhance the sense of community in the City of Parkersburg. There will be several Green Spaces where people can enjoy being outdoors. In addition, there are spaces proposed for Cultural Uses, Restaurants, and Commercial Spaces. Each street has a complete street treatment, with pedestrian walkways, seating spaces, biking lanes, on-street parking, green infrastructure and vehicular lanes.

With the new proposal, this part of the city revitalizes Parkersburg, and generates a new identity of culture, lifestyle, and healthy environment. The design invites people from Market Street and Ann Street, as well as visitors from Camden Clark Medical Center, towards the proposed green paths and Water Facilities.

Program and Circulation The project proposes 1) a Storm Water Park and a Library Media Center along 6th Street, 2) a Green Parking lot on Juliana Street and 7th Street, and a 3) Community Garden between Juliana Street along with a Green Alley on 6th Street.

In addition, an Outdoor Cafe is the focal center of all three projects, and a Node for people of all ages to gather around and encounter. The project preserves some of the History of Parkersburg, which is why there are vintage locomotives

first year project: stormwater park and box cars on the abandoned railway bridge, over 6th Street, and reuse them, on the inside, as the Library Media Center and other amenities. Each box car is proposed for a different function; some will be for a) library purposes, other for b) computer labs, and c) dining, amongst other proposed uses.

One of the main objectives of the projects is to create a Landmark in the City of Parkersburg and enhance the identity of the residents and visitors.

Water Management The green infrastructure reduces the volume and pollutants of storm water runoff before it goes into the sewer system and nearby waterways. The way it functions is by capturing Storm Water and diverting it to where it can be detained, infiltrated into the ground, evaporated, absorbed by plants, and/or reused.

The project also offers constructed wetlands, rain gardens, bio-retention, bio-swales, and green roofs. These facilities will be not only for storm water management but also for educational purposes, as well as enjoyable urban scape.

Storm Water Park The storm water park is a place that celebrates vital elements for people, such as water, sunshine, wind, and wildlife. The program includes rain gardens, constructed wetlands, green roofs, outdoor seating areas and a library media center. In addition, reflective pools with fountains were proposed along with pedestrian walkways, and complete street treatments.

The beautiful rain gardens which face the community garden and the outdoor cafĂŠ invite people to the library media

first year project: stormwater park center and water terraces. Along rain gardens and constructed wetlands, a sense of place was proposed, so people can enjoy the sound of water splashing and flowing. Likewise, the reflection of the sunshine on the water surface, and the wind over the gardens create an enjoyable experience for the users.

All storm water runoff was filtered and cleaned through the rain gardens and constructed wetlands, and eventually collected into the lowest reflective pool in the last water terrace. It is designed to be a place for children and people of all ages to explore and play with clean water and fountains. Native wetland species were inserted into all the storm water management facilities to provide habitats for native species and create opportunities for people to enjoy outdoors and nature.

first year project: beltline Beltline Project Location: Fairmont, WV Description: Urban Design Year: 2012 This teamwork project focuses on creating a stronger sense of community, inviting people into the Beltline neighborhood through the process of community participation.

Historical, cultural and social elements of the Beltline were explored to gain a strong understanding of the area. Following intensive research and several site visits, we started interacting as a design team, with the local residents and employees of the Beltline. This communication took our understanding of the area to a more personal level, as we began to realize what the people were looking for in their neighborhood.

The goal of this semester studio was to design through the involvement of the community. By doing so, we were able to develop ideas, discuss them with the locals, and take their responses into consideration for the final design. Ultimately, we created a Master Plan for the residents of the Beltline, while aiming to invite surrounding visitors into the neighborhood.

Issues and solutions were identified and implemented into a specific design within the Beltline Area. This project is an initiative to build a neighborhood embracing “Pride, Joyand Commerce”. Develop a sense of Pride for the people who call the neighborhood home. Bring Joy to the people visiting the stadium, the school, the trail and other amenities. Spark exuberance in Commerce benefitting the entire community. Together let us work to bring “Pride, Joy and Commerce to Fairmont, WV”.

first year project: beltline

first year project: beltline

first year project: beltline

first year project: mellon arena Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, PA Description: Urban Design Year: 2011 This project coincided when the demolition of the Mellon Arena started, in Pittsburgh. The building, founded in 1961 had been a place for concerts and sporting events and treasured by the community.

In hopes of bringing out the best of the demolition, this project attempted to create an innovative design in the Mellon Arena space, while connecting downtown Pittsburgh to the adjacent neighborhoods, and by further solving current local issues.

The Civic Arena was constructed in 1961 and had been a great place for concerts and sports events. It was an architectural piece loved by the citizens of Pittsburgh.

Some people felt the construction of the building had been a segregation between the downtown area and the neigborhood area. But regardless of the feelings of the community, the demolition of the landmark began.

The elimination of the Civic Arena shouldn’t be seen as negative, but instead as a creative opportunity for the city of Pittsburgh. In addition to solving current local issues, we have proposed a redesign of the site as a place that creates a connection of the site with the downtown area to the neigborhood.

Ecological Design We will enhance local ecosystem by introducing native species into our green roofs, constructed wetlands,

first year project: mellon arena vertical gardens, bioswales and all green spaces we are proposing. This Ecological Design will allow the landscape to tie back to nature and connect people to nature.

Economical Design We will recycle and re-use Stormwater and Wastewater.

This will prevent flooding and reduce the pollution to the rivers. The Green Roofs and Vertical Garden-Belts that wrap around each building will save cost for electricity and will prevent “heat island� phenomenon in Pittsburgh.

Community Design We have proposed facilities for community enhancement such as a Community Center, along with Community gardens, and a day-care center for children and elder. These facilities will promote activities and communication inside the community and neighborhood.

Design A proposed ecological design allows the landscape to tie back to nature and connect people to nature.

There are proposed facilities for community enhancement such as a community center, along with community gardens, and a day-care center for children and elder. These facilities will promote activities and communication inside the community and neighborhood.

Green Roofs A 1,000 square foot green roof can produce more than 600 gallons of runoff for every 1� of rain that falls on it.

Results indicate that the green roofs are capable of removing 60% of the annual rainfall volume from a roof.

The green roofs and Vertical garden-belts that wrap

first year project: mellon arena around each building, attempting to save cost for electricity and will prevent “heat island� phenomenon in Pittsburgh.

Living Machines Living machines are treating wastewater an generating clean water for reuse in hundreds of installations around the globe. The system uses living plants and beneficial microorganisms to turn wastewater into clean water Constructed Wetlands Constructed wetlands simulate natural wastewater treatment systems, using flow beds to support water loving plants. The roots of those plants help provide an aerobic environment to aggressively break down the contaminants. The proposed wetlands will restore habitat for native species. They will also discharge wastewater and stormwater runoff.

Bioswales A bioswales is an urban landform used to convey surface water in order to enhance infiltration and reduce stormwater runoff. Bioswales may serve to reduce sediment load and other water pollutants from reaching natural water courses. An enhancement of local ecosystem was proposed by introducing native species into green roofs, constructed wetlands, vertical gardens, bioswales and all planned green spaces.

Vertical Gardens Living walls help with air filtration, reduce wind speeds and traffic noise, and prevent the heat island effect.

These façades are vertical gardens that improve the air quality by reducing dust and increasing biodiversity, as well as increasing infiltration and rainwater storage. The

first year project: mellon arena living roofs and vertical garden-belts that wrap around each building, attempting to save cost for electricity and will prevent “heat island� phenomenon in Pittsburgh.

Grass Paver Mix This grass-paver mix allows water to easily percolate, avoiding high pressure on water draining systems. Water pollution will be controlled as well.; Water Management Stormwater and wastewater were proposed to be recycled and reused in order to prevent flooding and reduce the pollution to the rivers.

M Juliana Lloreda M.L.A, B.Arch

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